Mikaela discovered she was pregnant six years ago and decided to stop drinking. She turned to psilocybin, which helped her manage cravings and trauma from her past. Traditional methods like alcohol and opiates had been her coping mechanisms, but psilocybin offered a sense of calm. Research supports that psilocybin can treat alcohol use disorder, showing reduced drinking in participants. Mikaela, concerned for her baby's future without an alcoholic parent, sought guidance from an Indigenous group conducting psilocybin ceremonies to further explore this approach in her life.
Mikaela had discovered that alcohol and opiates could dull traumatic memories, including recurrent sexual assaults that played in her mind nonstop and led to suicidal thoughts.
Recent research has shown that psilocybin may be a promising treatment for alcohol use disorder: in a 2022 study, psilocybin combined with therapy helped trial participants significantly reduce their drinking.
Mikaela, who has Indigenous Mexican ancestry, reached out to an Indigenous woman-led group that conducted ceremonies using plant medicines such as tobacco and peyote.
She realized what helped most was psilocybin. A few large doses a year, with smaller microdoses in between, helped her achieve a sense of calm.
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